SOLUTION: Bob's tractor is just as fast as Pages. It takes Bob two hours more than it takes pages to drive to town. If Bob is 72 miles from town and page is 48 miles from town how long does
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Question 870240: Bob's tractor is just as fast as Pages. It takes Bob two hours more than it takes pages to drive to town. If Bob is 72 miles from town and page is 48 miles from town how long does it take from page to drive to town?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Bob's tractor is just as fast as Pages. It takes Bob two hours more than it takes pages to drive to town. If Bob is 72 miles from town and page is 48 miles from town how long does it take from page to drive to town?
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let x=time it would take Page to drive to town
x+2=time it takes Bob to drive to town
distance/travel time=speed(equal for both tractors)
48x+96=72x
24x=96
x=4
time it would take Page to drive to town=4 hrs
Note: Both tractors travel at 72/6 and 48/4=12 mph
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